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The general trend of modern Christian thought is to emphasize forgiveness rather than vindictiveness; there are a number of relevant biblical quotes, including "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord". In other words, if someone has to be punished, we can leave that to God rather than taking it into our own hands. However, Christian theology is not unanimous on this point, and certainly there are those who believe that while vengeance may belong to the Lord, there is no reason why His loyal worshippers should not lend a hand to the process.
AnswerNo it is not.The main reason is that people interpret the Old Testament 'eye for an eye' rule as permission to be vindictive and revengeful on a person who wrongs them. However, the Old Testament ruling, taken in context, was a deliberate rule to limit punishment rather than be revengeful.
As an example, in those days if a person did wrong, they would pay the penalty, or fine, or whatever the court set as the punishent, but the people would still never forgive and hold that misdemeanour against them for the rest of their lives. This was wrong in God's sight as once the punishent was taken, that was an end to the matter. Thus 'eye for eye' simply meant that the punishment should be severe (or lenient) enough for the crime but that was all.
Christians follow Jesus' teaching. This means that while Jesus never said that punishment should never be given, he did state that once a person had wronged you then you must forgive them. Forgiveness is the key for the Christian, for only in forgiveness can both the victim and the perpetrator of the crime move forward.
Jesus said: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them" - Matthew 5:17
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No, Christians do not believe in the concept of the evil eye.
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Absolutely.
How do Christians pay their respects to a dead person?
Ok
Which Christians take part in World Communion Sunday?
ok
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yes it's perfectly OK. Lots of Christians have sex as well.
Is The Walking Dead ok for Christians?
Absolutely! Get a dose of reality for a change.
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ok,she does NOT have a fake eye,who would ever think that she did?
Are contacts good?
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Why do Christians support israel?
Christians believe that our religion was brought to us by the Lord Jesus Christ who was a Jew, and the first Christians were all Jews. The Jews were the apple of God's eye and are still very precious to Him.
Is your chemical romance ok to listen to christians?
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Can you smoke weed while using zylet eye drops?
Yes it is ok.
Is the evil eye considered to be against Christianity?
The belief in the evil eye is not specifically mentioned in Christian teachings, but some Christians may view it as superstition or contrary to their faith.
